Lusaka Province MMD youths have
warned that former Republican vice-president Enoch Kavindele and Katuba MMD
parliamentarian Jonas Shakafuswa will be physically barred from the party
Convention because of their negative comments and insults against President
Rupiah Banda.

MMD Lusaka Province youth chairman Chris Chalwe in a press
release yesterday indicated that if Kavindele and senior leaders who knew that
they were in bad standing with the party wanted to cross the line by going to
the party Convention, the choice was theirs.

“As for Mr Kavindele Sir, we shall not allow you
in the Convention because of the negative comments and insults against the
President, the party and the leadership. The same goes for Mr Shakafuswa and any
other senior leaders who know that they are in bad standing with the
party,” Chalwe indicated in a
statement that was also copied to Lusaka Province acting MMD chairman William
Banda.

“If you Mr
Kavindele and others want to cross the line the choice is yours, but you must be
mindful that the (GIMBOZ) Youths will be waiting to give you a warm welcome
because we are the defence, security and military wing of the
party.”Chalwe stated
that as MMD youths in Lusaka, they wanted to inform some senior MMD members that
the positions at the convention were not up for grabs as they might be
thinking.

“The Party
presidency all of us we know it is for His Excellency the Republican President
Mr Rupiah Banda and it is not negotiable,” Chalwe stated. “The
Party Vice-Presidency is reserved for the Hon Vice-President of the Republic Mr
George Kunda, for one obvious reason, it is his time to be Party
Vice-President.”Chalwe stated that Vice-President Kunda deserved the position
of MMD vice-president because he had served under two past presidents, Frederick
Chiluba and the late Levy Mwanawasa, diligently and with total loyalty and
allegiance.

“Hon Kunda
has never changed colour against the MMD, he has never turned his back against
the party, and he has been there for the women, the youths, for the party even
in very difficult, hard and trying times,” stated Chalwe.

“Hon Kunda has proved beyond any reasonable doubt he is the man for
party vice-president. So we shall campaign for him and support him. We are
already consulting and strategising with our other colleagues in the eight
provinces.”